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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
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On the Saturday in the morning, the army mustered in the meadow ground of S. John, near to Angrongne. They of Angrongne had sent certain to keep the passages, and stop the army, that they should not enter, if it were possible. In the mean season, the people retired into the meadow of Tower, and little thought of the coming of the army so soon, or that they would have made such a sudden assault, for they were yet carrying of victuals and other stuff: so that few of them kept the passages. Now they which kept the straits, perceiving that their enemies prepared themselves to fight, fell down upon their knees, and made their prayers unto God, that it would please him to take pity upon them,1 and not to look upon their sins, but to the cause which they maintained: to turn the harts of their enemies, and so to work, that there might be no effusion of blood: and if it were his will to take them, with their wives & infants, out of this world, that he would then mercifully receive them into his kingdom. In this sort most fervent prayers were made of all those that kept the passages, with exhortation that they should altogether cry unto God, and crave his succour and assistance in this great distress. All this the Lord of Trinity and the army did well perceive.
On the Saterday in the morning, the army mustered in the medowe grounde of S. Iohn, neare to Angrongne. They of Angrongne had sent certaine to keepe ye passages, and stoppe the armye, that they shoulde not enter, if it were possible. In the meane season, the people retyred into the medowe of Tower, and little thought of the comming of the army so soone, or that they would haue made such a sodeine assault, for they were yet carying of victuals and other stuffe: so that few of them kept the passages. Now they which kept the straites, perceiuing that their enemies prepared themselues to fight, fell down vpon their knees, and made their praiers vnto God, that it woulde please hym to take pitie vpon them,1 and not to looke vpon their sinnes, but to the cause which they mainteyned: to turne the harts of their enemies, and so to worke, that there might be no effusion of bloud: and if it were his wyll to take them, with their wiues & infantes, out of this world, that he would then mercifully receiue them into his kingdome. In this sort most feruent prayers were made of all those that kept the passages, with exhortation that they should altogether cry vnto God, and craue hys succour and assistance in thys great distresse. All this the Lord of Trinitie and the army did well perceiue.